Noel Whelan has given his take on Leeds United’s win against Leicester City on BBC Radio Leeds (3:52pm, January 31, 2021).
Leeds have got the better of Leicester 3-1 away from home at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League this afternoon.
Although Harvey Barnes put the home team in the lead after 13 minutes, goals from Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford and Jack Harrison saw the visiting team pick up all three points from the encounter.
Former Leeds striker Whelan was following the match, and he has given his take on the final result.
Whelan said at full time on BBC Radio Leeds (3:52pm, January 31, 2021): “When you are talking about intensity and closing down, but their aggression today has been fantastic. When you look at man to man, you know, battles all over the field, I think we have come out on top on pretty much every single one.”
Former Leicester striker Gary Lineker was following the game, and he was impressed by the goal from Dallas.
Match Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hosts Leicester had 51% of the possession, took 18 shots of which eight were on target, and earned six corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Leeds had 49% of the possession, took eight shots of which seven were on target, and earned four corners, according to BBC Sport.
The result means that Leicester are now third in the Premier League table, while Leeds are 12th in the standings.
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